Washington, The United States, which assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 on December 1, said it will not invite South Africa to participate in the 2026 G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit in Miami, accusing the ANC-led government of sabotage, hostility toward the United States, and an agenda that undermined the forum\u2019s economic mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Delhi is expected to follow the development closely, given India\u2019s own recent presidency and sustained role in shaping G20 priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outlining Washington\u2019s plan for the 2026 cycle, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the G20 would return to core priorities focused on economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a sub-stack post, Rubio said the United States will highlight \u201cinnovation, entrepreneurship, and perseverance\u201d during America\u2019s 250th anniversary year, and will centre its presidency on \u201cremoving regulatory burdens, unlocking affordable and secure energy supply chains, and pioneering new technologies and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first Sherpa and Finance Track meetings will take place in Washington on December 15\u201316. The year-long calendar will culminate in the G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit in Miami in December 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rubio said the US would \u201cbe inviting friends, neighbors, and partners to the American G20,\u201d including Poland, which he said now \u201cranks among the world\u2019s 20 largest economies.\u201d Poland\u2019s inclusion, he argued, reflects the success of a country that embraced reforms and \u201ca focus on the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In sharp contrast, he issued a sweeping indictment of South Africa\u2019s leadership, saying that after the Mandela era, its government \u201creplaced reconciliation with redistributionist policies that discouraged investment and drove South Africa\u2019s most talented citizens abroad.\u201d He said \u201cracial quotas have crippled the private sector, while corruption bankrupts the state,\u201d leaving the country \u201cfirmly outside the group of the 20 largest industrialized economies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rubio accused the ANC of scapegoating minorities and the United States, alleging \u201can appetite for racism and tolerance for violence against its Afrikaner citizens.\u201d He cited South Africa\u2019s ties with Iran, \u201cits entertainment of Hamas sympathizers,\u201d and closeness to \u201cAmerica\u2019s greatest adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said South Africa\u2019s presidency of the G20 this year had \u201ctarnished the G20\u2019s reputation\u201d by promoting \u201cspite, division, and radical agendas,\u201d including a focus on climate change, diversity and inclusion, and aid dependency. He accused Pretoria of ignoring US objections, blocking inputs from Washington and other countries, and \u201cdoxing US officials working on these negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor these reasons,\u201d Rubio said, \u201cPresident Trump and the United States will not be extending an invitation to the South African government.\u201d He added that the US \u201csupports the people of South Africa, but not its radical ANC-led government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A State Department media note confirmed the US presidency and reiterated its focus on economic growth, energy security, and technological innovation. The G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit will be held in Miami in December 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formed in 1999 and elevated to the leaders\u2019 level in 2008, the G20 brings together advanced and major emerging economies that drive global growth. The United States last hosted the G20 in 2009, when world leaders met in Pittsburgh to coordinate responses to the financial crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India, which steered the 2023 G20 to consensus despite geopolitical fractures, has emphasised inclusive growth, digital innovation, resilient supply chains, and development financing \u2014 areas that converge with several US priorities for 2026. New Delhi is expected to watch the US presidency carefully, especially as Washington reshapes membership participation and reorients the forum toward advanced-technology governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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